Super Powers, Sofa Candy, and Success
Step aside, Supers. I just discovered a super power I have. It turns out, I am quite adept at burning up engines. I don't even have to...
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- Dec 31, 2022
- 2 min
Want a Scam? and How to Drive
What do you think? I have been specially chosen by the widowed daughter of an African president to manage and control $27,000,000. She...
- Dec 8, 2022
- 4 min
Why Can't I Be Normal?
Remember the scene in Young Frankenstein where Igor is telling Dr. FRONKenschteen about the brain from someone named Abby Normal? That's...
- Oct 15, 2022
- 5 min
A Visit With Grandma
My parents and I went to see Grandma last weekend. One part of the day included walking around her property, and the memories from all...
- Oct 10, 2022
- 3 min
Where the Turkeys Run
I went to bed feeling like Jell-O last night and woke up feeling like a rubber band about to snap. Why? Major hiking. At least it was...
- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
Bon Jovi, a Benefit, and... Hair
If you were driving north out of Indianapolis last night and saw and heard a mom in her 40s blasting out her favorite Bon Jovi song and...
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
A Sunday of Remembering 9/11
I went to church twice today if you count the normal service in an abnormal place, then another one I watched online from a friend's...
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
ATM(om) and More
Child: "I need $20." Mother: "For what?" Child: "I just need some money in case I need it." Do they think I'm an ATM? Kara and I made a...
- Jun 12, 2022
- 2 min
Tottering on Roller Skates
I don't have a picture from yesterday. I rarely remember to take pictures. But allow me to paint a mental picture instead. I am 42,...
- May 5, 2022
- 2 min
My Fountains of Noise & A Trip to the River's Edge
My favorite times with my children are when they are calming down for sleep or waking up. Their noise machines haven't kicked in for the...
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
De-Jungling the Yard
11:00 in the morning. This morning was a different version of the usual morning chaos. One child is home from school today, and the...
- Mar 20, 2022
- 1 min
Daydreams & Daffodils
Life isn't any fun without some embarrassment, or potential for embarrassment, here and there. What I'm talking about is the dance...
- Mar 13, 2022
- 1 min
Joy is Risky
Thoughts are always tumbling around in my head. Sometimes, they're worth my time; other times, I scrap them. One that is surfacing now...
- Jan 10, 2022
- 2 min
Bunny, $99 Milk, and I Finally Painted the Closets
We're far enough into a new year that lots of goals have already be derailed or abandoned. I don't have specific goals for a new year,...
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
The Sun Is Still Shining
How can we stay positive in a negative world? I just cleaned out hundreds of unread emails from a personal account I forget to check very...
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
A Little German Flavoring
I wasn't raised in Peru, Indiana. In fact, when my family first moved here in the 1990s, I thought we were in another state--even though...
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
Giving Life
I feel a mixture of joy and some sadness today, on this Mother's Day of 2021. You see, yesterday, I watched with grief as my first...
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